The US Department of Homeland Security announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukrainians for 18 months.
“The extension allows eligible Ukrainian citizens who arrived before August 16, 2023 to retain their TPS status and employment authorization after verification,” the Department said in a statement.
We are talking about 103,700 Ukrainians. As noted, not all re-registered persons can get a new document on work authorization before the expiration of the previous one, so automatically extended for 12 months the validity of the permit.
“The extension of temporary refugee status is due to the ongoing armed conflict and emergency and temporary conditions in Ukraine, which do not allow citizens of Ukraine who are eligible to return safely,” – explained there.
In addition, a similar decision was made for 600 thousand Venezuelans, 232 thousand immigrants from El Salvador and about 1900 Sudanese.
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The “Operator of the gas transport system of Ukraine” announced a tender for compulsory civil liability insurance of owners of motor vehicles (OSAGO) on January 10, according to the electronic state procurement system Prozorro.
The expected cost is UAH 9.503 million. The deadline for submission of documents is January 21.
Keir Starmer will travel to Ukraine in the coming weeks to discuss the possibility of deploying an international peacekeeping force there after the conflict with Russia has ended, his first visit to the war-torn nation since becoming UK prime minister half a year ago.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced the plan following a meeting with allies at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, without saying when Starmer would visit. The UK premier is planning to go to Kyiv in the coming weeks as Europe ramps up preparation for US President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a person familiar with the matter said. Starmer’s office declined to comment.
“This initiative was started by Emmanuel Macron. The British look at it positively, but I will talk in detail with the prime minister about it at our meeting, it will take place,” Zelenskiy told reporters late Thursday. “He will be visiting Ukraine, he will have a visit to Ukraine, and we will talk.”
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European leaders have in recent weeks discussed the possibility of sending troops for a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine once a cease-fire is reached, ahead of Trump’s inauguration later this month. He’s promised to deliver a swift resolution to the conflict via a negotiated settlement.
Zelenskiy’s remarks Thursday evening came as Macron and Starmer met for dinner at the UK premier’s Chequers countryside retreat. The two men “reiterated their unwavering support” for Ukraine and discussed the importance of ensuring the country is “in the strongest possible position in 2025,” according to a readout from Starmer’s office.
The pair also discussed the potential for a joint peacekeeping force in Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the matter. Such a proposal would depend on a negotiated peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, which President Vladimir Putin has so far shown no willingness to discuss.
A possible peacekeeping mission would come at a later stage of negotiation, once a cease-fire is achieved, to avoid any risk of escalation, Bloomberg previously reported.
The National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSCMC) has added the trader training platform DoubleCase, the resource Hug’s (Spy LLC) of the famous financier Eric Nyman and six more cases to the list of unreliable investment projects.
“We remind potential investors of the significant risks associated with investing: due to persons whose activities on the territory of Ukraine are in no way regulated, persons indicating false information about licensed and allegedly official activities in countries with developed financial markets,” – stressed the Commission.
According to the data released on the website of the Commission, the list includes trading platforms E8 Markets, Rocket Options Pro, Pocket Broker, Bino Trade, AirMarkets, mining platform Gomining.
Thus, the total number of projects on the list reached 345, their full list is available on the official website of the SECP in the section “Protection of Investors’ Rights”.
Nayman told Economic Pravda that the Commission’s request to respond within five days to the questions was received only on January 8. In his opinion, no license is needed to conduct information courses, so the regulator’s decision is unreasonable.
The financier added that if the real reason for the claims is his high-profile posts in Facabook, then let the SEC address them directly to him, and not to Spy LLC.
According to the information on Double Case’s website, it has been operating in the market since 2004, and since 2008 it decided to focus on the educational sphere. Since 2021, the company has significantly expanded its presence and now has three offices each in Kiev and Chisinau and two each in Odessa and Lviv, and its clients can work through broker Pelliron Universal Inc.
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JSC “Ukrposhta” announced the beginning of strategic partnership with Chinese marketplace Temu.
“Ukrposhta and Temu announce the beginning of a strategic partnership,” wrote the CEO of Ukrposhta Igor Smilyansky on Facebook on Thursday.
According to him, Ukrposhta delivered 1.5 million parcels from Temu to Ukraine within the framework of the pilot project. About 80% of the shipments were delivered in three days or less.
Overall, Ukrposhta’s share in the volume of parcel deliveries from China is about 60%, Smilyansky said.
According to the CEO of Ukrposhta, a new automated processing center for international parcels will be opened during the first quarter, thanks to which the state-owned company will be able to deliver more than 90% of parcels in 1-2 days from the moment of crossing the border of Ukraine.
“I am sure that this will please many of our customers. Especially very soon all shipments will be able to track in the new mobile application,” – wrote Smilyansky.
Earlier, the Director of the Department of International Operations of JSC “Ukrposhta” Julia Pavlenko in an interview with the agency “Interfax-Ukraine” reported that “Ukrposhta” began to cooperate with the marketplace Temu.
Pavlenko announced the opening of an automated customs zone for the clearance of imported goods at the sorting center near Boryspil. The tentative start of its work was scheduled for January.
Putting this zone into operation will significantly speed up the clearance of import operations, the director of Ukrposhta’s international operations department said.
